If you’re having a casual Thanksgiving dinner and you want to add a pop of color to your table, try cutting up old flannel shirts or leftover flannel fabric scraps for easy Thanksgiving napkins. There is something so cozy and warm about flannel at this time of year. And these napkins are great for the kid’s table too. You won’t be worried about messy little mouths and hands staining your good napkins.

To carry this theme a little further, add a hint of the outdoors. These drink coasters were made by cutting wooden rounds from trimmed tree branches.

Have you thought about using Thanksgiving placemats for kids? If you have a very traditional place setting for Thanksgiving dinner, the kids might feel left out. You can still include them by letting them help set the table. These gorgeous placemats will even show them where everything goes (and they can even color on them). A mini etiquette lesson and a future masterpiece–bonus.

For some kids, the muted colors and autumnal themes of Thanksgiving aren’t exciting at all. To liven up the kids table, these colorful placemats keep children happy and entertained (Robot and Jungle placemats also available). And don’t forget to include a stripey straw, handkerchief napkin, and fun utensils.

Thanksgiving Centerpiece Crafts: If you’re spending Thanksgiving with family this year, why not include a few extra relatives at the table? Find and scan some old pictures of family members you would like to remember, or some you or your kids never knew (or throw in some pictures of grandma and grandpa when they were younger). At dinner time, share any stories you or other relatives might know about your ancestors.

Directions: Spray paint the candlesticks. You might need to prime the candlesticks, depending on your spray paint. Give them a second coat if needed. Allow the paint to dry for a few days. The size of corks you’ll need will depend on your candlesticks. Craft stores sell bags with different sizes. Push a cork into the top of each candlestick and insert a paperclip into the cork. Make a small slit in the cork if needed to fit the paperclip. Slide your pictures into the top of the paperclip and arrange the candlesticks on your table.